HIGHER STANDARDS OF 
QUALITY NOW REQUIRED 
Not long ago, the variety name was the 
chief requirement for good cantaloupe seed. 
Growers simply ordered "Hale's Best’ or 
“No. 45", but now the requirements are more 
exacting. The grower interested in good can- 
taloupes is no longer satisfied with variety 
names alone. He now wants certain definite 
strains having traits and qualities that meet 
his own particular requirements. He wants 
strains of cantaloupes that have been devel- 
oped by competent, dependable men with 
special experience in cantaloupe seed breed- 
ing. He is insisting that the seed he plants 
come from the men who have grown and 
developed the seed, and is no longer willing 
to buy seed of some variety name that has 
lost its origin. 
Because of our 39 years of experience in 
developing and growing cantaloupes and be- 
cause we grow and harvest our own seed, the 

stocks we offer have become recognized as the most dependable on the market. If 
you know what variety of cantaloupes meets your own particular requirements, you 
can be assured that the seed we offer will be true to name and pure. If you want 
advice on cantaloupe varieties, either old or new, please feel free to call upon our 
long experience in supplying seed to every cantaloupe district. 

Harvesting cantaloupe seed. Here we have about 
fifty workers picking and piling the cantaloupes 
preparatory to cutting them for seed. We grow 
several hundred acres of cantaloupes for seed 
exclusively. No cantaloupes are marketed. 
Hand-cutting cantaloupe seed. We hand-cut all 
our cantaloupe seed, as this insures better quality, 
it permits better opportunities for selection and 
for elimination of any undesirable melons. 
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